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Lecture Discusses the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon

William Slaughter, a photo archivist for the Church History Department, will deliver a lecture about the coming forth of the Book of Mormon on Thursday, October 18, 2012.

William Slaughter, a photograph archivist for the Church History Department, will deliver a lecture about the coming forth of the Book of Mormon on Thursday, October 18, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. in the main floor auditorium of the Church Office Building, located at 50 E. North Temple Street in Salt Lake City.

Brother Slaughter’s writing has appeared in a number of publications; he coauthored 40 Ways to Look at Brigham Young, Joseph Smith’s America, and How We Got the Book of Mormon, among others.

This event is just one of several sponsored by the Church History Department through the Church History Library’s Men and Women of Faith lecture series. The remaining event for the series will be on November 8 at 7:00 p.m. mountain daylight time in the main floor auditorium of the Church Office Building. The topic will be “Latter-day Saint Women’s Education, 1875–1896,” presented by Andrea Ventilla.

The Church History Department, through the Church History Museum, also sponsors an Evenings at the Museum event series to provide patrons with inspirational experiences through immersion in Church history, art, music, and culture.

The remaining event for 2012 will be a concert and lecture with Latter-day Saint singer Alex Boyé on October 19 at 7:00 p.m. mountain daylight time at the Church History Museum theater. This event requires tickets, which will be available starting September 27 by calling 801-240-9573. Visit the Evenings at the Museum website for more information.